The Position:

The Humanitarian Surge Deployment Analyst post is in the Surge Team of the Administration and Management Support Unit, of the Humanitarian Response Division (HRD), based in Geneva.  The Humanitarian Surge Deployment Analyst, under the guidance of the Emergency Response Surge Specialist supports and ensures effective and efficient functioning of the UNFPA surge deployment mechanism.

The position reports to the Emergency Response Surge Specialist.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The overall purpose of the Humanitarian Response Division (HRD) is to facilitate the delivery of the UNFPA mandate by leading emergency response and supporting humanitarian preparedness actions in increasingly complex humanitarian situations, within globally agreed frameworks (2030 Agenda, Grand Bargain Commitments, Sendai Framework, etc.). The HRD leads in leveraging and increasing effectiveness, efficiency and capacity of UNFPA staff and partners to scale up UNFPA's role as a key global humanitarian leader. Through the Inter-Agency Standing Committee for Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (IASC) and other associated entities, the HRD acts as a point of convergence on humanitarian activities, including policy, coordination, programming, advocacy, field capacity development, resource mobilization, innovation, partnerships, technical guidance and, crucially, thematic integration, ensuring complementarity between humanitarian and development action within the organization.

HRD advocates among humanitarian agencies to include sexual and reproductive health and rights needs and sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response needs and humanitarian concerns and specific needs of women, adolescents and young people into the overall humanitarian preparedness and response frameworks. The HRD facilitates the development of UNFPA capacities to prepare and respond to the emergencies and to ensure the Agency is well equipped to deal with the context of fragility and disaster risk reduction.

Under the supervision and guidance of the Emergency Response Surge Specialist, the Humanitarian Surge Deployment Analyst will be responsible for effective and efficient functioning of the UNFPA surge deployment mechanism. The Humanitarian Surge Deployment Analyst supports selection, assessment, deployment of surge personnel in emergency situations and maintains associated data bases/infrastructure to enhance timely and effective deployment. S/he works in close collaboration with DHR, Regional and Country Office and with other work streams of HRD.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Advanced university degree in international relations, gender studies, social and behavioral sciences, human resources or other related discipline. 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Two years of relevant work experience in roster management, recruitment or training, preferably in an international development/humanitarian organization.
• Proven ability to develop and foster successful partnerships and trusting, productive working relationships with stakeholders in a multicultural environment.
• Strong organization skills and proven ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and systems skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly, influence effectively and gain commitment.
• Extremely flexible working style. 
• Field experience is an asset.

Languages: 

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of other official UN languages an asset.